Re: [meteorite-list] Catalog of the recovered Bassikounou masses released
Hello All, I just checked out the post of the Descriptive Catalog on the Recovered Masses of the Bassikounou Meteorite Fall and must say, this is somewhat I have seen some of my Californian meteorite friends do also with all of their and my finds. It is time consuming and it takes so much effort, but like many of you agreed, the job is well worth it. Thank you Svend Buhl Matthias Baermann! The 'stones' are beautiful. My heart seems to always beat faster when I look at meteorites! :-) Seriously! With best regards, Moni _ Local listings, incredible imagery, and driving directions - all in one place! http://maps.live.com/?wip=69FORM=MGAC01 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Catalog of the recovered Bassikounou masses released
An absolutely stunning piece of work, well done Svend and Matthias. I've only managed a quick browser through so far, but look forward to spending longer reading it later. It's enlightening to see this amount of detail regarding a fall and it's subsequent collection/distribution. Thanks for all your time and effort, Matt. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are pleased to announce that the Descriptive Catalog on the Recovered Masses of the Bassikounou Meteorite Fall is now available as a non-commercial download. The catalog lists 108 single masses of a combined weight of 62.186kg (including the 6.120kg main mass) individually and another 31.665kg in lots. More than 80 individual masses are pictured. The final TKW of the Bassikounou meteorite fall is 93.851kg. In the latest phase of this undertaking we have often been approached by collectors explaining that regarding to their observations the TKW should be much higher. To prove their point they showed us images of single Bassikounou meteorites or complete lots they were offered recently. In 99% of these cases we had cataloged the particular masses before either individually or under a certain lot. In this context it might be interesting for some of you, that many meteorites change hands already before they get distributed. Moroccan sellers equip their colleagues with commission material to visit Europe, or they simply exchange certain batches of material between one another. This is the reason why one and the same meteorite can be offered to you from different sellers from the same NWA country successively. During our research we were able to follow an exemplary Bassikounou mass on its journey from the local finder, to a distributor in Morroco, to a meteorite fair in France, to a European mineral dealer and finally to a collector in Canada. During the stations of the journey this particular meteorite was offered no less than 12 times under different circumstances and with different photos. This in mind it is no wonder that people think there is much more material circulating than actually is. Our experience lead us to the conclusion that many recent meteorite falls that produced showers are largely overestimated in their total weight. We hope that our investigation may aid the understanding and recovery of future meteorite falls in isolated areas. And we are positive, that our undertaking helps to sensitize finders as well as distributors in Mauritania and Morocco to preserve the information that is connected to the meteorites they trade. You can access the complete catalog by clicking at the cover image on the bottom of page 5 of the Bassikounou report: http://www.niger-meteorite-recon.de/en/Bassikounou_Meteorite_5.htm Or simply by copying the direct link into your browser: http://www.niger-meteorite-recon.de/img_inventar/Buhl_Baermann_Catalog.pdf Please allow the large document some time to load. Thanks again to all contributors. Svend Buhl Matthias Baermann __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Catalog of the recovered Bassikounou masses released
Agreed. Reminds me of a H.H. Nininger write-up. Fascinating and a great account of the fall. Thanks for taking the time! Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites matt wrote: An absolutely stunning piece of work, well done Svend and Matthias. I've only managed a quick browser through so far, but look forward to spending longer reading it later. It's enlightening to see this amount of detail regarding a fall and it's subsequent collection/distribution. Thanks for all your time and effort, Matt. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are pleased to announce that the Descriptive Catalog on the Recovered Masses of the Bassikounou Meteorite Fall is now available as a non-commercial download. The catalog lists 108 single masses of a combined weight of 62.186kg (including the 6.120kg main mass) individually and another 31.665kg in lots. More than 80 individual masses are pictured. The final TKW of the Bassikounou meteorite fall is 93.851kg. In the latest phase of this undertaking we have often been approached by collectors explaining that regarding to their observations the TKW should be much higher. To prove their point they showed us images of single Bassikounou meteorites or complete lots they were offered recently. In 99% of these cases we had cataloged the particular masses before either individually or under a certain lot. In this context it might be interesting for some of you, that many meteorites change hands already before they get distributed. Moroccan sellers equip their colleagues with commission material to visit Europe, or they simply exchange certain batches of material between one another. This is the reason why one and the same meteorite can be offered to you from different sellers from the same NWA country successively. During our research we were able to follow an exemplary Bassikounou mass on its journey from the local finder, to a distributor in Morroco, to a meteorite fair in France, to a European mineral dealer and finally to a collector in Canada. During the stations of the journey this particular meteorite was offered no less than 12 times under different circumstances and with different photos. This in mind it is no wonder that people think there is much more material circulating than actually is. Our experience lead us to the conclusion that many recent meteorite falls that produced showers are largely overestimated in their total weight. We hope that our investigation may aid the understanding and recovery of future meteorite falls in isolated areas. And we are positive, that our undertaking helps to sensitize finders as well as distributors in Mauritania and Morocco to preserve the information that is connected to the meteorites they trade. You can access the complete catalog by clicking at the cover image on the bottom of page 5 of the Bassikounou report: http://www.niger-meteorite-recon.de/en/Bassikounou_Meteorite_5.htm Or simply by copying the direct link into your browser: http://www.niger-meteorite-recon.de/img_inventar/Buhl_Baermann_Catalog.pdf Please allow the large document some time to load. Thanks again to all contributors. Svend Buhl Matthias Baermann __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- === Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites P.O. Box 151293 Lakewood, CO 80215 USA http://www.mhmeteorites.com ebay id: mhmeteorites __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Catalog of the recovered Bassikounou masses released
Yes, definitely a fantastic job that had never been done on any meteorite fall before, as far as I know. Thanks a lot for sharing those prcious information! All the best. Frederic Beroud http://www.meteoriteshow.com IMCA member # 2491 (http://www.imca.cc/) - Original Message - From: matt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 5:25 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Catalog of the recovered Bassikounou masses released An absolutely stunning piece of work, well done Svend and Matthias. I've only managed a quick browser through so far, but look forward to spending longer reading it later. It's enlightening to see this amount of detail regarding a fall and it's subsequent collection/distribution. Thanks for all your time and effort, Matt. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are pleased to announce that the Descriptive Catalog on the Recovered Masses of the Bassikounou Meteorite Fall is now available as a non-commercial download. The catalog lists 108 single masses of a combined weight of 62.186kg (including the 6.120kg main mass) individually and another 31.665kg in lots. More than 80 individual masses are pictured. The final TKW of the Bassikounou meteorite fall is 93.851kg. In the latest phase of this undertaking we have often been approached by collectors explaining that regarding to their observations the TKW should be much higher. To prove their point they showed us images of single Bassikounou meteorites or complete lots they were offered recently. In 99% of these cases we had cataloged the particular masses before either individually or under a certain lot. In this context it might be interesting for some of you, that many meteorites change hands already before they get distributed. Moroccan sellers equip their colleagues with commission material to visit Europe, or they simply exchange certain batches of material between one another. This is the reason why one and the same meteorite can be offered to you from different sellers from the same NWA country successively. During our research we were able to follow an exemplary Bassikounou mass on its journey from the local finder, to a distributor in Morroco, to a meteorite fair in France, to a European mineral dealer and finally to a collector in Canada. During the stations of the journey this particular meteorite was offered no less than 12 times under different circumstances and with different photos. This in mind it is no wonder that people think there is much more material circulating than actually is. Our experience lead us to the conclusion that many recent meteorite falls that produced showers are largely overestimated in their total weight. We hope that our investigation may aid the understanding and recovery of future meteorite falls in isolated areas. And we are positive, that our undertaking helps to sensitize finders as well as distributors in Mauritania and Morocco to preserve the information that is connected to the meteorites they trade. You can access the complete catalog by clicking at the cover image on the bottom of page 5 of the Bassikounou report: http://www.niger-meteorite-recon.de/en/Bassikounou_Meteorite_5.htm Or simply by copying the direct link into your browser: http://www.niger-meteorite-recon.de/img_inventar/Buhl_Baermann_Catalog.pdf Please allow the large document some time to load. Thanks again to all contributors. Svend Buhl Matthias Baermann __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Catalog of the recovered Bassikounou masses released
probably the work is not ended seen many pieces is not present in the list, the 90+ kg. is not the final tkw. Now I need another piece of this meteorite for a trade here in Italy. Matteo - Original Message - Da : matt [EMAIL PROTECTED] A : Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Oggetto : Re: [meteorite-list] Catalog of the recovered Bassikounou masses released Data : Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:25:48 +0100 An absolutely stunning piece of work, well done Svend and Matthias. I've only managed a quick browser through so far , but look forward to spending longer reading it later. It's enlightening to see this amount of detail regarding a fall and it's subsequent collection/distribution. Thanks for all your time and effort, Matt. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are pleased to announce that the Descriptive Catalog on the Recovered Masses of the Bassikounou Meteorite Fall is now available as a non-commercial download. The catalog lists 108 single masses of a combined weight of 62.186kg (including the 6.120kg main mass) individually and another 31.665kg in lots. More than 80 individual masses are pictured. The final TKW of the Bassikounou meteorite fall is 93.851kg. In the latest phase of this undertaking we have often been approached by collectors explaining that regarding to their observations the TKW should be much higher. To prove their point they showed us images of single Bassikounou meteorites or complete lots they were offered recently. In 99% of these cases we had cataloged the particular masses before either individually or under a certain lot. In this context it might be interesting for some of you, that many meteorites change hands already before they get distributed. Moroccan sellers equip their colleagues with commission material to visit Europe, or they simply exchange certain batches of material between one another. This is the reason why one and the same meteorite can be offered to you from different sellers from the same NWA country successively. During our research we were able to follow an exemplary Bassikounou mass on its journey from the local finder, to a distributor in Morroco, to a meteorite fair in France, to a European mineral dealer and finally to a collector in Canada. During the stations of the journey this particular meteorite was offered no less than 12 times under different circumstances and with different photos. This in mind it is no wonder that people think there is much more material circulating than actually is. Our experience lead us to the conclusion that many recent meteorite falls that produced showers are largely overestimated in their total weight. We hope that our investigation may aid the understanding and recovery of future meteorite falls in isolated areas. And we are positive, that our undertaking helps to sensitize finders as well as distributors in Mauritania and Morocco to preserve the information that is connected to the meteorites they trade. You can access the complete catalog by clicking at the cover image on the bottom of page 5 of the Bassikounou report: http://www.niger-meteorite-recon.de/en/Bassikounou_Meteorite_5.htm Or simply by copying the direct link into your browser: http://www.niger-meteorite-recon.de/img_inventar/Buhl_Baermann_Catalog.pdf Please allow the large document some time to load. Thanks again to all contributors. Svend Buhl Matthias Baermann __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Catalog of the recovered Bassikounou masses released
An astonishing, excellent piece of work! Thanks a bunch, Svend and Matthias, for a job very well done, Alex Berlin/Germany Original-Nachricht Datum: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:36:02 +0200 Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] An: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: [meteorite-list] Catalog of the recovered Bassikounou masses released We are pleased to announce that the Descriptive Catalog on the Recovered Masses of the Bassikounou Meteorite Fall is now available as a non-commercial download. The catalog lists 108 single masses of a combined weight of 62.186kg (including the 6.120kg main mass) individually and another 31.665kg in lots. More than 80 individual masses are pictured. The final TKW of the Bassikounou meteorite fall is 93.851kg. In the latest phase of this undertaking we have often been approached by collectors explaining that regarding to their observations the TKW should be much higher. To prove their point they showed us images of single Bassikounou meteorites or complete lots they were offered recently. In 99% of these cases we had cataloged the particular masses before either individually or under a certain lot. In this context it might be interesting for some of you, that many meteorites change hands already before they get distributed. Moroccan sellers equip their colleagues with commission material to visit Europe, or they simply exchange certain batches of material between one another. This is the reason why one and the same meteorite can be offered to you from different sellers from the same NWA country successively. During our research we were able to follow an exemplary Bassikounou mass on its journey from the local finder, to a distributor in Morroco, to a meteorite fair in France, to a European mineral dealer and finally to a collector in Canada. During the stations of the journey this particular meteorite was offered no less than 12 times under different circumstances and with different photos. This in mind it is no wonder that people think there is much more material circulating than actually is. Our experience lead us to the conclusion that many recent meteorite falls that produced showers are largely overestimated in their total weight. We hope that our investigation may aid the understanding and recovery of future meteorite falls in isolated areas. And we are positive, that our undertaking helps to sensitize finders as well as distributors in Mauritania and Morocco to preserve the information that is connected to the meteorites they trade. You can access the complete catalog by clicking at the cover image on the bottom of page 5 of the Bassikounou report: http://www.niger-meteorite-recon.de/en/Bassikounou_Meteorite_5.htm Or simply by copying the direct link into your browser: http://www.niger-meteorite-recon.de/img_inventar/Buhl_Baermann_Catalog.pdf Please allow the large document some time to load. Thanks again to all contributors. Svend Buhl Matthias Baermann -- www.niger-meteorite-recon.de __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Catalog of the recovered Bassikounou masses released
Dear Svend and Mathias, I can't say it with any more appreciation and acclaim than everyone else who've already thanked you both for your extremely diligent, singular work on Bassikounou. Your Descriptive Catalog on the Recovered Masses of the Bassikounou Meteorite Fall is simply astounding! I immediately downloaded it, printed it, and I'm presently in the process, with excitement, digesting it all! Both your descriptive catalog and your account of the fall presented on your website will hopefully give impetus to those in the future to present such similar detail when researching and documenting subsequent falls and even finds for that matter when possible! I've printed out both works and placed them in a binder to sit along side my other reference materials. Danke sehr, Mal At 02:36 PM 7/3/2007 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are pleased to announce that the Descriptive Catalog on the Recovered Masses of the Bassikounou Meteorite Fall is now available as a non-commercial download. The catalog lists 108 single masses of a combined weight of 62.186kg (including the 6.120kg main mass) individually and another 31.665kg in lots. More than 80 individual masses are pictured. The final TKW of the Bassikounou meteorite fall is 93.851kg. In the latest phase of this undertaking we have often been approached by collectors explaining that regarding to their observations the TKW should be much higher. To prove their point they showed us images of single Bassikounou meteorites or complete lots they were offered recently. In 99% of these cases we had cataloged the particular masses before either individually or under a certain lot. In this context it might be interesting for some of you, that many meteorites change hands already before they get distributed. Moroccan sellers equip their colleagues with commission material to visit Europe, or they simply exchange certain batches of material between one another. This is the reason why one and the same meteorite can be offered to you from different sellers from the same NWA country successively. During our research we were able to follow an exemplary Bassikounou mass on its journey from the local finder, to a distributor in Morroco, to a meteorite fair in France, to a European mineral dealer and finally to a collector in Canada. During the stations of the journey this particular meteorite was offered no less than 12 times under different circumstances and with different photos. This in mind it is no wonder that people think there is much more material circulating than actually is. Our experience lead us to the conclusion that many recent meteorite falls that produced showers are largely overestimated in their total weight. We hope that our investigation may aid the understanding and recovery of future meteorite falls in isolated areas. And we are positive, that our undertaking helps to sensitize finders as well as distributors in Mauritania and Morocco to preserve the information that is connected to the meteorites they trade. You can access the complete catalog by clicking at the cover image on the bottom of page 5 of the Bassikounou report: http://www.niger-meteorite-recon.de/en/Bassikounou_Meteorite_5.htm Or simply by copying the direct link into your browser: http://www.niger-meteorite-recon.de/img_inventar/Buhl_Baermann_Catalog.pdf Please allow the large document some time to load. Thanks again to all contributors. Svend Buhl Matthias Baermann -- www.niger-meteorite-recon.de __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
